Jane Austen Lives On!
Novels Inspired by Jane Austen's Life and Works
... compiled by Steven Jablonski

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Do not despair, gentle reader, if you’ve already read all of Jane Austen’s works and still hunger for more. You may now move on to any of these contemporary novels inspired by Jane Austen’s books, her characters, and even her own life. All of these titles are located in the Adult Fiction section of the Library unless otherwise noted.

Fiction with Jane Austen as a character

Contemporary fiction inspired by Jane Austen's novels

Continuations of Jane Austen's novels

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Fiction with Jane Austen as a Character

Barron, Stephanie. Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor. 1996.
(Mystery BAR). Also available: Large Type, Cassette

Also in the series:
Jane and the Man of the Cloth. 1997. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Large Type, Cassette
Jane and the Wandering Eye. 1998. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Large Type, Cassette
Jane and the Genius of the Place. 1999. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Large Type, CD, Cassette
Jane and the Stillroom Maid. 2000. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Large Type, CD, Cassette
Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House. 2001. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Cassette
Jane and the Ghosts of Netley. 2003. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Cassette
Jane and His Lordship’s Legacy. 2005. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: CD
Jane and the Barque of Frailty. 2006. (Mystery BAR).
Also available: Large Type

Elyot, Amanda. By a Lady: Being the Adventures of an Enlightened American in Jane Austen's England. 2006.

Hannon, Patrice. Dear Jane Austen: A Heroine’s Guide to Life and Love. 2005.

James, Syrie. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen. 2008.

Wilson, Barbara Ker. Antipodes Jane: A Novel of Jane Austen in Australia. 1985. (Romance WIL).

Contemporary Fiction Inspired by Jane Austen's Novels

Campbell Webster, Emma. Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure. 2007.

Cohen, Paula Marantz. Jane Austen in Boca. 2002.

Also in the series:
Jane Austen in Scarsdale, or, Love, Death, and SATs. 2006.

Fielding, Helen. Bridget Jones’s Diary. 1998. Also available: Large Type, CD, Cassette 

Fowler, Karen Joy. The Jane Austen Book Club. 2004.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook

Hale, Shannon. Austenland. 2007. Also available: CD

Harayda, Janice. The Accidental Bride: A Romantic Comedy. 1999. (Chick Lit HAR).

Nathan, Melissa. Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field. 2000.

O’Rourke, Sally Smith. The Man Who Loved Jane Austen. 2006.

Potter, Alexandra. Me and Mr. Darcy. 2007.

Rigler, Laurie Viera. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict. 2007. Also available: CD

Santini, Rosemarie. Sex & Sensibility: The Adventures of a Jane Austen Addict. 2005.

Continuations of Jane Austen's Novels

Emma Continuations

Aiken, Joan. Jane Fairfax: Jane Austen’s Emma, through Another's Eyes. 1990. (Romance AIK).

Austen-Leigh, Joan. A Visit to Highbury. 1995.

Grange, Amanda. Mr. Knightley’s Diary. 2007. Also available: Large Type

Mansfield Park Continuations

Aiken, Joan. Mansfield Revisited. 1984. (Romance AIK). Also available: Large Type

Also in the series:
The Youngest Miss Ward. 1998.

Pride and Prejudice Continuations

Aidan, Pamela. An Assembly Such as This. 2003.

Also in the series:
Duty and Desire. 2004.
These Three Remain. 2005.

Aiken, Joan. Lady Catherine’s Necklace. 2000.

Aston, Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy’s Daughters. 2003.

Also in the series:
The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy. 2005.
The True Darcy Spirit. 2006. Also available: Large Type
The Second Mrs. Darcy. 2007. Also available: Large Type
The Darcy Connection. 2008.
Mr. Darcy's Dream. 2009.

Bader, Teddy F. Desire and Duty: A Sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. 1997.

Barrett, Julia. Presumption. 1993.

Bebris, Carrie. Pride and Prescience, or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged: A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery. 2004. (Mystery BEB).

Also in the series:
Suspense and Sensibility, or, First Impressions Revisited: A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery. 2005. (Mystery BEB).
North by Northanger, or, The Shades of Pemberley: A Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mystery. 2006. (Mystery BEB).
The Matters at Mansfield, or, the Crawford Affair. 2008. (Mystery BEB).

Berdoll, Linda. Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues. 2004.
Also available: CD

Also in the series:
Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley: Pride and Prejudice Continues. 2006. Also available: eBook

Fenton, Kate. Vanity and Vexation: A Novel of Pride and Prejudice. 2004.

Halstead, Helen. Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. 2007.

Newark, Elizabeth. The Darcy’s Give a Ball: A Gentle Joke, Jane Austen Style. 2008.

Odiwe, Jane. Lydia Bennet’s Story: The Continuing Adventures of Mrs. Darcy’s Youngest Sister. 2008.

Tennant, Emma. Pemberley, or, Pride and Prejudice Continued. 1993.

Also in the series:
An Unequal Marriage: or Pride and Prejudice Twenty Years Later. 1994.

Sense and Sensibility Continuations

Barrett, Julia. The Third Sister: A Continuation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. 1996.

Continuations of Other Works

Aiken, Joan. Emma Watson: The Watsons Completed. 1996.

Barrett, Julia. Jane Austen’s Charlotte: Her Fragment of a Last Novel, Completed. 2000. Also available: CD